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the u.s. general in charge. >>> under control. a new breed of air traffic controllers taking over with fresh questions about safety still in the air. >>> and hanging tough. brave new worries about the crippled nuclear plant, but we find survivors of the japanese disaster giving everyone a lesson in resilience. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. for a seventh straight day the u.s. and its allies bombarded targets in libya, still trying to break the back of moammar gadhafi's assault on rebel-held cities. the u.s. for its part says it's prepared to take a back seat, but exactly what the ultimate goal is and even who's in charge of this operation are still somewhat ill defined tonight. nato says it plans to take full command, but is still seeking consensus on a military strategy. in a moment we'll hear from the general in charge of u.s. forces there, but first to the ground where rebels are takin
the u.s. general in charge. >>> under control. a new breed of air traffic controllers taking over with fresh questions about safety still in the air. >>> and hanging tough. brave new worries about the crippled nuclear plant, but we find survivors of the japanese disaster giving everyone a lesson in resilience. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. for a...
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as the pentagon announced the u.s. is drawing back from leading the operation. >> nearly all, some 75% of the combat air patrol missions in support of the no-fly zone are now being executed by our coalition partners. >> reporter: despite that claim, americans have been flying 70% of all combat missions this week, leading to questions from congress about america's role. in a letter to the president, house speaker john boehner complained that the administration has not clearly defined the libya mission. today press secretary jay carney responded, but would not let cameras record the briefing. >> and we have in a very substantial way consulted with congress and we'll continue to do that. >> reporter: even many democrats agree with the republican speaker that the president should do more to explain his goals. >> the boehner questions are valid. he's asking what's the duration, what's the mission, what's the cost, what's our exit strategy. and i think the president needs to answer these questions, not just for the congress
as the pentagon announced the u.s. is drawing back from leading the operation. >> nearly all, some 75% of the combat air patrol missions in support of the no-fly zone are now being executed by our coalition partners. >> reporter: despite that claim, americans have been flying 70% of all combat missions this week, leading to questions from congress about america's role. in a letter to the president, house speaker john boehner complained that the administration has not clearly defined...
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and the systems the u.s. has in place to monitor radiation in the air, the water, even the food and milk supply. as nbc's george lewis reports, there are some glitches in those systems. >> reporter: the japanese nuclear disaster has this epa lab in alabama on high alert, monitoring the air, the water and samples of milk for any signs of radiation. >> 24 hours a day, seven days a week, we're monitoring the air across the united states. >> reporter: and so far so good. none of the 124 air monitors in the network has picked up any sign of harmful radiation. but, the epa has conceded it's had problems with some of those monitors. on the west coast, only half of them were fully functioning as the fukushima plant in japan began emitting radiation. three monitors were out of service and others had to be double checked for potentially faulty data. and while the epa claims this is no big deal, anti-nuclear activists disagree. >> an emergency radiation system should be working, and it is very problematic, an epa system
and the systems the u.s. has in place to monitor radiation in the air, the water, even the food and milk supply. as nbc's george lewis reports, there are some glitches in those systems. >> reporter: the japanese nuclear disaster has this epa lab in alabama on high alert, monitoring the air, the water and samples of milk for any signs of radiation. >> 24 hours a day, seven days a week, we're monitoring the air across the united states. >> reporter: and so far so good. none of...
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u.s. warplanes intensifies. a defiant gadhafi warns of a crusader war and vows to fight back. crusader war and vows to fight back. tonight, what is the endgame? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, everyone. the pentagon tonight says the allied assault on libya's military has inflicted heavy damage on moammar gadhafi's forces and grounded his combat planes. that assault, which we now know is being led by american warplanes, including long-range stealth bombers, has targeted both libya's air defenses and ground troops in an effort to halt gadhafi's attacks on anti-government rebels. but coalition officials insist gadhafi himself is not a target. tonight, as anti-aircraft fire lit up the skies over tripoli, libya's military command order claimed again it wasrding its units to observe is i cease-fire, a claim western forces are skeptical of. we begin tonight with jim miklaszewski. jim? >> reporter: lester, there's only been one full day of american and coalition air
u.s. warplanes intensifies. a defiant gadhafi warns of a crusader war and vows to fight back. crusader war and vows to fight back. tonight, what is the endgame? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, everyone. the pentagon tonight says the allied assault on libya's military has inflicted heavy damage on moammar gadhafi's forces and grounded his combat planes. that assault, which we now know is being led by american warplanes, including long-range stealth...
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in washington secretary of state clinton agreed, the u.s. should not go it alone. >> it's easy for people to say do this, do that and then they turn and say, okay, u.s., go do it. you use your assets. >> reporter: even as the administration claims that its sanctions are squeezing gadhafi, national intelligence director general clapper told congress that gadhafi will prevail. tonight a senior official said that the president does not believe gadhafi will prevail. tomorrow the president will have to try to explain that at a news conference, try to address those differences. brian. >> andrea mitchell from d.c. tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> there's word this evening from the associated press and others that congresswoman gabby giffords who's recovering from that gunshot wound to the head will indeed attend the launch of the space shuttle "endeavour" piloted by her husband, mark kelly. that will confirm what kelly himself told us in an interview here last month.cc1: the launch is set for april 19 at the kennedy space center. doctors treating the c
in washington secretary of state clinton agreed, the u.s. should not go it alone. >> it's easy for people to say do this, do that and then they turn and say, okay, u.s., go do it. you use your assets. >> reporter: even as the administration claims that its sanctions are squeezing gadhafi, national intelligence director general clapper told congress that gadhafi will prevail. tonight a senior official said that the president does not believe gadhafi will prevail. tomorrow the...
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would he have done that if i had a background the u.s. government had to worry about? >> reporter: the white house is not commenting whether congressman king was granted that offer. he of course did not take that job. he said after tomorrow's hearing the focus will be off him and back on muslim extremism. kelly o'donnell our capitol hill correspondent starting us off tonight. kelly, thanks. >>> now to another major story tonight, the weather. severe weather hit today over a multi-state area in the south, including severe localized damage from tornados, and it now sets up the possibility of another day of severe weather torrow. it is a massive system, as you see stretching from louisiana north to new york, and by the time it's over and blows north and east and out to sea, 100 million americans will have been affected by this storm. it includes lots of rain and in areas already flooded, now things can get a bit desperate. we start our coverage tonight at the weather channel with meteorologist chris warren. hey, chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian
would he have done that if i had a background the u.s. government had to worry about? >> reporter: the white house is not commenting whether congressman king was granted that offer. he of course did not take that job. he said after tomorrow's hearing the focus will be off him and back on muslim extremism. kelly o'donnell our capitol hill correspondent starting us off tonight. kelly, thanks. >>> now to another major story tonight, the weather. severe weather hit today over a...